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00 to $10.00, all it left by January much mistaken. ) to t boyg from 7, going duri was never heaggf Suits n the ts, ember 1st, ; going at this ce to make the for Xmasg. igze Ulsters, 0. now $5.00 uts MILLINERY! be sold during Déeâ€" y Collars, <e‘l the balance Of ‘eathers, &c., &o., in nt, it exactly ONEâ€" boys from 4 to ebel, weed Suits KL‘$ SALp following A fauir subscriber desires the citiâ€" m to vote for & council next year at vill vote to have the Town lighted welectric light. s P "~% â€"A very interesting address was wen in the Evangelical church last suday morning by a Japanese student | K .Irie of Syracuse. â€"Mary Reichert appeared before J. UMackie, last week, charged with vioâ€" ting the Post Office Act. She was zea 814.60, including costs. > â€"Mrs. Mountford will deliver lectâ€" es on Thursday and Friday evenings ais week, in the Town Hall, Berlin, t vriental manners and customs. â€"Nearly a car of frutâ€"oranges, »mons, grape fruit, tangerines, mandaâ€" ies, bananas, pines and grapesâ€"is wtiving this week at Hasenflug‘s. ; â€".\t a meeting of the Council of the Doard of Trade on Monday evenâ€" ing a resolution was passed in favor t the Nipissing and James Bay Railway. â€"John Randall, charged with asâ€" multing Mr.Sim Fax at a spiritualistic wance at London last week was fined $10v by Judge Elliott ou Saturday. The tine was paid. â€"The Molsons Bank will receive subscriptions towards providing a fund I c use Pouat we 1 ory 0 38 for the family of the late Right Hon. Sir John Thompson. + \I‘L â€"The L.utheran choir surprised Mr. Henry Lippert last Friday evening, it being the occasion of his 21st birthâ€" day, and spent a very pleasant social evening, t â€"Edward Lutz of Doon, charged with having obtained bread and meat on false pretences from W, Linton of Galt, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one month in gaol. â€"Do you want to pick up & good thing‘ Thenhere it is, Auny articleinthe store at cost from now till New Year‘s. Call at Hobmeier & Leitch‘s for your presents and you won‘t go far astray. _ CEOICE â€" @z¢TIONERTY {RUITS:â€" â€"Wm. Studer charged with breakâ€" ing into Jacob Zurbigg‘s shop near New Hamburg, was up for trial before ludge Lacourse on Thursday. He ns convicted but alllowed to go on suspended sentence. â€"Owing to the death of Sir John Thompson, the Warden cancelled his proposed dinner to the members of the County Council. Instead he will give 325 each to the Berlin and Galt Hosâ€" pital, Sensgible Warden. ~~, â€"Rev,. Mr. Coffman of | Illinois is bolding a series of evangelistic meetings t D. Eby‘s meeting house, two miles tast of Waterloo, The attendance is Yery large and much interest is manâ€" 3 it l ho 5(7 L. 2. M3 04 d h ictrtcdivacteiiznd sdsc Hested. The meetings will be continâ€" ted every night this week. _â€"The Free Library Board have deâ€" tided to add quite a number of new books to the Library in the course of a week or two. If readers will give the names of any books they desire to have added, to Mr. I. R, Bowman, thairman of the Board, or to the Liâ€" brarian, the matter will teceive‘ due s id Good‘s, L.tM ‘.\,L N EWS. i\l pay Christmas shoppers to ut oancement of our business this week‘s edftion of the e ;;.ld their third annual meetâ€" Liedertafe]l Hall next Thursâ€" 10 A N ID mbers of the Victorious ir order for Christmas C. Breithaupt of Berlin iidate for mayor, aust not fail to read the »_arding â€" Beck‘s China er column of this issue. edings of the final meet ntv Council which was 1\'ERTISERS imust be l¢ft at this office a ~<aturday noon, _ The _~~ must be left not late loon. â€" Casuml Advertiseâ€" @ up to noou Wednesday C309CERS, were crowded out uU <â€"â€" ONT of â€"The greatest papersâ€"in Great Briâ€" tain and the United States freely acâ€" knowledge the wond»rful merit of the Family Herald and Week!y Star, Monâ€" treal. The Family Herald is a great newspaper and a great family paper, but it is more than that, it is one of the gieatest authoritics in the world on cheese, butter, general dairying, and general ftrming, Mow a progressive, upâ€"toâ€"date farmer can do without the Family Herald and Weekly Star of } Montrcal is hard to understand. Cirstuas Frstivan â€"The rogular annual Christmwas â€" Festival of the Evangelical church will be held on Christmas evening. A good programme wili be provided for the occasion and a very pleasant time is anticipated. Casz Drsiisssn â€"The case of Charâ€" lotte Thompgon charged with having obtained money on falâ€"e pretences from Levi Carol was tried before Judge Laâ€" course on Saturday morning. â€" The eviâ€" dence was contradictory and the prisâ€" oner was discharged. * Byâ€"Law PassE».â€"At a meeting of the Waterloo Township Council on Saturday, th« Berlin & Prestan Street Railway byâ€"law was passed. .On the Reeve refusing to sign the byâ€"law, Mr. Shoemaker was voted into the chair and performed that function. ApytttEo to Barp â€"Mr. A. Millar, Q C.,has sucdeeded in securing an order from the High Court, admitting Op: pertshauesser, the man from Wool wich held on a charge of rape, to bail on his own recognizance for $1,000 and ©£500 each from his father and Mr. M. L. (Jswald respectively. Bazaaizâ€"The Bazaar and entertainâ€" ment held in the I. 0. O. F. Hall, last Friday evening under the auspices of the Ladies‘ Aid Society in connection with the Presbyterian church, was a decided success. The attendance was large, the display of useful and fancy articles good, and the music discoursed by Zeller‘s orchestra charming. The net proceeds were over $70. CommittEo â€"The prisoners, Przhodâ€" da and Happka, charged with having attacked and feloniously stabbed Alexâ€" ander Wildfong on the night of Dec. 1st, were brought before John McDou:â€" gall, J.P., on Thursday morning last, for a preliminary trial. They pleaded not guilty. The evidence of Alexander Wildfoog and C. E. Englert was taken and the prisoners were then committed ‘Cor thiml. Muxicirat.â€"The municipal pot has not yet commenced to boil. â€" It ishowâ€" ever, understood that Mayor Fish will not again be a candidate for the posiâ€" tion, in which case Mr. Simon Snyder, who has performed the duties of Reeve in an eminently satisfactory manner, will doubtless move up. _ Deputy Reeve Suggitt, who has dons good, faithful work, will in the event of Mr. Snyder consenting to stand for Mayor, move up to the Reeveship. sioners met on Monday evening. Afâ€" ter a spirited debate a motion was carâ€" ried to buy the Athletic Club grounds for $2500, and 27 or 28 acres of the Schneider property at $125 an acre, less $250 on the whole amount. The yeas were Hoffman, Roos, Hibnerfand Brown; nays, Breithaupt, Lang nd Bridger. Ano amendment to sublnit the question to a vote of the people at the elections in January was lost on the same division. © Tuxr Bacux®crors Bacm.â€"ihe beriin Bachelors gave a ball on Thursday eveâ€" ning last. This brilliant social funcâ€" tion was largely attended and was in every respect a success. . Among those‘ present were : Mr. and Mrs. H. J.Graâ€" sett, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. McBride, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Riddell, Mr, and Mrs. Seagram, Mr. and Mrs. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wells, Mr. and Mrs.E.B. Young, Miss Howie, and Messrs. E. F. Seagram, F. G. Hughes, Ed. M. Devitt and Geo. Randall, jr. Xaas Bazaarâ€"The Christmas Baâ€" zaar and Butterfly Tea of the Young People‘s Society of the Bt.John‘s Luthâ€" eran Church: on Wednesday evening was a decided success financially and otherwise. There were upwards of one thousand admission tickets :old. The g;swr;-ei-;ts- amounted to $250. An interesting programme of vocal and inâ€" strumental music was rendered during the evening. A scarf drill by seven young ladies so well rendered that we cannot forbear to give it special menâ€" tion. ‘ Deatx or Mr. Knxconts®t.â€"Mr, Jo nas Knechtel,the well known architect of Berlia, died last Friday :(ter a‘ling- ering 1ine88, LIV WWs EUEARUCCCUZ . 0C builder and from that got ‘into archiâ€" tecture, in which he became highly proficient. _ Hé furnished plans for the Walper House, the Elimira school house and many other private and pubâ€" lc buildings in this County, He was married to Miss Susannah Otto, and the union was blessed. with s large BEeriin‘s Park.â€"The Park Commisâ€" in their berea‘ He was formerly a ‘ Bart.â€"The Berlin got ‘into archiâ€" | Bociety was gighngqd 0y. vqusd RECTCU* became highly |and the ::li}owingofioon were appointâ€" ied plans for the | ed :â€" t, John Mote ; Viceâ€"Preâ€" Elmira school | sidents, L. J. Bteifitnfimd D. Buckâ€" private and pubâ€" berrough ; Treasurer, . Mre. TLiackner ; Poiv He was | Seeretary, Fredk. Cplqunoun ; Agent, Waterloo County Chronicle, Thursday December 20, 1894â€"Page 5. Scnumpt vs, Beruin.â€"The decision in the appe«l case of Schmict vs. Berâ€" liv, which was argued before the Diâ€" vision Court some time ago, was given yesterday. The appeal was dismissed with costs. CaxEp.â€"On Saturday evening the Berlin Town Council held a brief sesâ€". sion. _A pleasing incident of the gathâ€" erimg was the presentation of an adâ€" dress to M:yor Hibner by the Council expressing their appreciation of his ability displayed as presiding officer and conveying their congratulations to himself and Mrs. Hibner on the matriâ€" monial reélation on which they have reâ€" cently entered, _ Accompanying the address was the presentation of a handâ€" some goldâ€"headed cane engraved with the words ©Presented by the Council lof 1894." Mr. Hibaer made a feeling and suitable reply. j Props â€"Probabilities for Jany. 1st at Elmira. A full house, crowded to overflowing, at the Methodist church, A supper, avranged by the Ladies‘ Aid Society, foilowed by an excellent proâ€" gramme of vocal and instrumental muâ€" sic by the Waterloo Methodist Choir, violin.solos by Mr. Harvey Brooks, inâ€" terspersed with pithy addresses by revâ€" erend gentlemen will eclipse anything yet heard in that church, I. E. Bow: C es es i kn ue krlr. The annual Christmas festival in counection with St. John‘s Lutheran Sabbath School, will take place on Tuesday evening, Dec. 25th, An inâ€" teresting programme has been prepared 6y the Sabbath School children and church choir and a good time may bé expected. Entertainment begins at seven o‘clock. A silver collection will ‘be taken up in aid of the Sabbath School fund. Miss L. McEwen of Ottawa is the guest of Mrs. S. Woelfle, Berlin. Miss Mary Croft, Toronto, is spendâ€" ing some time with friends in town. The Misses Winter of Toronto spent a few days with friends in the Town during the past week,. nts Mr. Fred Halstead assisted at the concert of the Galt Philharmonic Sociâ€" ety last week,playing first violin ir the orchestra. Mrs."W. H. Bowlby is in Ottawa on m visit to her daughter, Mrs, Perly. Miss Annie Young left last week for Toronto General Hospital to train for & nurse. J. H. Ratz, B.A., student of Toronto School of Medicine, is spending a few days with Dr. Noecker. Mr. Rob Bruce will leave after New Year‘s for Milwaukee, to take a posiâ€" tion in his uncle‘s office. Mr. W. H. Newsome, of Newsome & Co., legal and . stationers and agents for typewriter, Toronto, was in week. Miss Phebe Hoffman left yesterday for Providence, R. I., where she will visit her sister, Mrs. Barnes. Mrs. Flynn of Toronto is visiting Mrs. Flynn of Toronto is vis1UING with her nepbew, Mr. 8. Flynn, our chief. Miss Halstead of Mount Forest was the guest of Miss Webb during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Jobn Pfaff will leave the latter end of this week for Bad Axe Mich,, where they will spend a week in visiting friends and in winding up some matters relating to their Mr. Wi. Snider paid a fiying visi to Petoskey, Michigan, last week. Messrs. Peter and Asa Mutchenbacâ€" ker of Rosseau Falls, were here attendâ€" ing the annual meeting of the Snider Lumber Co. of which they are directâ€" On Tuesday evening of this week the Pedro Club enjoyed the generous hospitality of Mr. and Mre.J .B.Snider. It being the last meeting of the Club for the year, the members were out in full force, and a very pleasant evening was spent in the spacious parlors of "Maple Leaf Home." d Personal Mention. Uhurch Items. Children‘s Aid Society. Newsome, of the firm of able : to> havs‘stl6 nd commercial for the Yost s in town last Attendance at Council Meetings. A subscriber bands in the following record of the attendance of Counciliors at Council meetings during 1894, with the request thit it be published. There were 19 mectings called during the year. At one (Nov. 13th) there was not & quorum, and consequentiy no meeting was held. Reeve Simon Soyder, Deputy Reeve (Geo. Suggitt and Councillor J ulius Roos bead the list by bhaving attended all theâ€" meetings (18). _ Mayor Fish was present as 17; Allward, Maiâ€" er, Froehlich and Ritzer were at 16; Kaufman was ut 15; Hoffman and Hespeler at 14; Duering at 12; Khpâ€" pert at 10; Raisig «t .9 and Hohmeier at 1. > t our friends to do the same, Prurss Suvrpr. W.C.T.U, Fellow Citizens ¢ Grretinc.â€"This letter is to inform you that our samples consisting of the very latest, upâ€"toâ€"date comic songs, end men‘s jokes, stories, conundrums, chorâ€" uses, duets, negro songs, banjo solos, +tc , etc., will be opened out for public inspection on the new stage in the Town Hall, Waterloo, on Friday evenâ€" ing, Dec. 28th, 1894, at 8 o‘clock, sharp. We make special mention of the enâ€" gagement of Messrs. Geo. Smedley and Frank Wright of Toronto as end men. The former is Canada‘s greatest banjo, mandolin and guitar player, and the latter is unequalled as a humorist, his Trish character songs creating the utâ€" most entbusiasm wherever he has apâ€" peared ; both will be assisted by choicâ€" est local talent obtainable. Our catalogue of what can be expect: ed, and plan of the Hall will be ready on or about the 20th of December, and can be seen at Kumpf‘s bookstore or Devitt‘s drug store. ~ Proceeds (if any) will be delivered to the Waterloo Musical Society. Chairs for the main floor, 35 cemts; gallery, 25 cents. This is our fourth successful season. ' fi:Sng to have the pleasure of your, company, > Respectfully yours Tux Curisty MINs3TRELS. Waterloo, Ont., Dec., 1894. The annual public examination of the Conestogo school was held ‘last Saturday, Dec 15th, The weather being fine, quite a number of the section people attended to witness the proceedâ€" ings. The following teachers were also gdresent: Miss Perry, of MHeidelberg, iss Clarke of Breslau, Miss Porter ot St. Jacobs, Miss J. Murray of New: Jerusalem, Miss M. Murray of Winterâ€" bourne; and Messrs. Schierholtz of Heidelberg, Menger of St. Jacobs, Wray of Heidelberg and Couch of Bresiau. During the forencon the classes were examined by some of the visiting teachers, and, judging by the prompt and ready answering of the pupils, the school (under fthe guidance of Mr. Hurst and Miss ll_i_o}-rioe) ig in a very presperous condition. _After all had partaken of the excellent lunch provided ny the ladies,sMr. Schierholtz was appointed chairman. . A good proâ€" gramme of dialogues, recitations and music, interspersed with speeches by some of the visitors, was then renâ€" dered. Fig Syrup Co. only. SILV HR,_: | mdm h. £0orPPER old, 3 itsblevnre re Slated To look wod weee as good as now. An Open Letter. Public Examination. +Ring out on the frosty air! Listen \_â€"â€"__| _ to their merry tones : CHIME FIRST : CHIME SECOND : _ And see his stock of Christâ€" mas Goods ! CHIME THIRD ; | His assortment is the Best in Town! CHIME FOURTKH ; CHORUS : Long Boots, It will pay you Voelker Bros., J. U. CLEMENS & 60., BERLIN. Ladies‘ Capes ‘ _ and Mantles. Call and see them. SILES ;and DRESS G6OODS _ we bannot be beat CORSET Why do you pay 50c for same goods ? : ~Noted cheap cash store. COIKe in, come in ! in to Uffelmann‘s. Walper Blook: AS CHIMES FOR XMAS TRADE His prices now are marked Way ‘Down ! J V. CLEMEN & Swing out, Ring out, Clang with all your might, Call the people in to see the Merry Christmas Sight ! A large stock just received, of excellent quality and at low prices. The best boots we have ever shown for the money., We are Leaders in Long Boots. to see tnem before buying. at 39cts., J, APPEL &4 oms Toys Fancy Dolis Rockingâ€"horses Glass Ph:l.a Glass and Moiders Vases Chinaware Albums * Handkerchiefs ‘Foilet Shaving Tie Casges Cases Glove in and Jewel Plush Novelties and Celluloid of Work and" all Boxes lNosewood Kinds Remember Friday is BARGAIN DAY| Until the End of December. : M RS. ERLYC, Great Bargains for Christmas Toys, Games, Christmas Presents We are again ready for the Holiday trade. We are sure to get it. We are confident about this as we have the Latest Novelties, the Cheapest Goods, the Largest Assortment. We have room only to give a few prices : Bibles at $1.75, formerly $3.75, â€" Albums, Plush or Leather, $1.00 and up. Prize Books, all prices, Dolls, Kid, Felt, Eskimo and Rubber, all sizes, prices and shapes. 3: Stock before making purchases. Ladies, Gentlemen, What shall I get ? You are all aware that the store of the City Grocery and China never was so heavily stocked with new things and never were they so cheap. â€" WHY SO CHEAP ? FARM FOR SALE To Exchange for ;fitnâ€"hwtv in Berlin, GEO. HASENFLUG. xh heap The tfmelis drawing near when you (through custom) are more or less obliged to look for something in the shape of a present either to your children, ‘husband or beaux or some other near relative. Upon you is Father Time approaching just as fast and we know you will be at wit‘s end not knowing what on earth to get for your care, the question will rise CONMNsSsSISTING OF City Grocery and China Hall. KING ST., BERLIN. . BECKER & COS Where will I get it? Cl id BBHBCREEE & C BOOKSTORE. and Chinaware ‘Foilet Cases in Plush Celluloid and" losewood EIXG ST. WATERLOO SPECIAL NOTICKE! City Grocery and China Hall things and never were they sold Ph)tw II( dt'l"fl Albums Shaving Cases and Novelties of all Kinds Dolls